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description: Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the act of withdrawing from a provocation? Exam question 3 of lesson 371 «Walking away» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's choice was right
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# Exam question 3 · Walking away

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Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the act of withdrawing from a provocation?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** act · **What happens:** follow, characteris, withdraw · **To what, where:** act, provocation

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 371 «Walking away» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, asked in stiff, formal language. The page gives the question's syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause, then the 4 options as the student saw them, each with its tree and pragmatics. Every text is parsed by Mova itself. How the student answered it, with the score of every option and why: [the test at school](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/everyday/371-walking-away/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:371-walking-away:e3:1
# text = Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the act of withdrawing from a provocation?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	following	follow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	amod	_	_
5	statements	statement	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	_
6	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	7	advmod	_	_
7	accurately	accurately	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	characterises	characteris	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	act	act	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
12	withdrawing	withdraw	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	10	acl	_	_
13	from	from	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	provocation	provocation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **follow** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **characteris** | present |  | the act |  |  |  | of the following statements; accurately *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **withdraw** | gerund | the act *not said here* |  |  | a provocation |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme from provocation=Initial\_Location |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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It constitutes a form of courage, being more difficult than retaliation

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:371-walking-away:e3:o1:1
# text = It constitutes a form of courage, being more difficult than retaliation
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	constitutes	constitute	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	form	form	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	courage	courage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
8	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	10	cop	_	_
9	more	more	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	10	advmod	_	_
10	difficult	difficult	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	parataxis	_	_
11	than	than	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	retaliation	retaliation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **constitute** | present | It | a form of courage |  |  |  |  | vn comprise-107.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme form=Pivot |
| 2 | **is** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | than retaliation; difficult *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **form** |  |  | courage |  |  |  |  | nom form «communication transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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It invariably results in the provocation being repeated

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:371-walking-away:e3:o2:1
# text = It invariably results in the provocation being repeated
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	invariably	invariably	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	results	result	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	provocation	provocation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
7	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	8	aux:pass	_	_
8	repeated	repeat	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **repeat** | gerund · passive |  | results in the provocation *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP.eventuality V» |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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It constitutes an admission of guilt on the part of the pupil who withdraws

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:371-walking-away:e3:o3:1
# text = It constitutes an admission of guilt on the part of the pupil who withdraws
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	constitutes	constitute	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	admission	admission	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	guilt	guilt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
7	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	part	part	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	pupil	pupil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	_
13	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	14	nsubj	_	_
14	withdraws	withdraw	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	acl:relcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **constitute** | present | It | a admission of guilt |  | the part of the pupil |  |  | vn comprise-107.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme admission=Pivot |
| 2 | **withdraw** | present | the pupil |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **admit** |  |  | guilt |  |  |  |  | nom admission «act transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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It is appropriate only for pupils of small stature

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:371-walking-away:e3:o4:1
# text = It is appropriate only for pupils of small stature
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	appropriate	appropriate	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	only	only	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	pupils	pupil	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	stature	stature	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | It |  |  |  |  | for pupils of small stature; appropriate *property* | tree rules |

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